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Alarming and most undesirable: Ganga panel asks UP, Bihar to prevent dumping of bodies in river

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The Centre issued directions to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar governments to prevent dumping of dead bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims in Ganga and its tributaries seen floating in the waters following a rise in the number of coronavirus cases calling it "most undesirable and alarming". Further more, the state pollution control boards were directed to monitor the water quality more frequently.